Facility managers and CRE professionals are increasingly being asked to quantify the impact of workplace change on organizational priorities. That was easy in the days when the (short-sighted) top priority was reducing real estate costs. But employers are finally beginning to understand that workplace design and work practices that are good for people are good for the bottom line.
We get a lot of questions from clients about what others are doing in terms of cost-sharing and/or stipends for home office furniture and equipment. This two-page fact sheet is designed to help business leaders understand the pros and cons of various options.
Will offices go the way of the dodo bird in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis? That’s a question on the minds of workplace designers, CRE and FM executives, employers and employees everywhere.
According to this FMJ article by Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics and Dr. Anita Kamouri, Co-Founder of Iometrics, Inc.: “In a word, “no.” Evolution in the workplace as in nature, doesn’t happen overnight. But will the crisis change the way we work and accelerate the remote work trend? Almost certainly. Here’s why.
Kate Lister, President of Global Workplace Analytics was one of three witnesses invited to testify at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works titled, “Lessons Learned from Remote Working during COVID-19: Can the Government Save Money Through Maximizing Efficient Use of Leased Space.” This is her written testimony. A link to the video is included in the document.
